Roosevelt High School Vocal Music

Rose Dino began her career working in urban education in 2005. She has since been employed as a lecturer at Kapi’olani Community College, served as the Vocal and Instrumental Music Coordinator at Central Fine and Performing Arts Magnet and taught middle school vocal music in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and taught vocal music in South Bend, Indiana.  She currently teaches Chamber Choir, Music Theory, Revelation Show Choir, Forte Treble Choir, and Da capo Jazz Choir at Des Moines Roosevelt High School. Dr. Dino most recently sang the role of the Baker’s Wife in the Knoxville Area Community Theatre’s production of Into the Woods. She was a member of the Hawai’i Opera Theatre’s Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio and has performed with the Tulsa Opera Chorus and in the Tulsa Oratorio Chorus in addition to many years of experience performing and directing musical theatre. She has studied with Susan Sondrol Jones, Dr. Maya Hoover, and Paula Harris and done masterclasses with Frederica von Stade, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, and José Meléndez.  She completed her Master of Music in Vocal Performance at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, received her Bachelor of Arts in Music Education and a Bachelor of Arts in Vocal Performance from Bethel College in Mishawaka, Indiana, and in 2019 received her Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance with an emphasis in Pedagogy at The University of Iowa. 

Alexander Gray is a 2022 Simpson College graduate with degrees in Music Education and Vocal Performance. At Simpson, he performed in every opera production leading up to student teaching, all choral ensembles, symphonic band on trumpet, and two orchestra concerts also on trumpet. Prior to living over half his life in Iowa, Mr. Gray grew up in Northwest Indiana where his love for music began.

His mother would not let him listen to rap (while she was around) and he did not discover jazz until he hit double digits, so gospel was his go-to choice, whether it be on the radio, CD’s, or cassette tapes. His fondest memories are his Sundays being completely occupied from 7am to 10pm by the Old Landmark Church in Chicago, Illinois.

Some teachers that have positively shaped his life include Dr. Stephanie Council, Dr. Bernard McDonald, Dr. Mike Eckerty, Dr. Tim McMillan, Dr. Kellie Motter, Professor Bruce Brown, Mr. Cortez Daniel, and Mrs. Sarah Brugman.

For fun, Mr. Gray plays trumpet in the Des Moines Gamer Symphony Orchestra, watches or plays sports ball with friends, or takes long walks with or without a beach view.